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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mary Grey in 1559?

2. Who does Ned compare himself and Katherine to at Whitehall Palace in the spring of 1560?

3. How is Frances Grey related to the King of England?

4. What color does Jane wear when she marries Guildford Dudley?

5. Who is waiting for Jane when her barge returns her to the Dudleys?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Frances Grey celebrated in death?

2. What happens when Queen Mary appears to be pregnant?

3. How does Guilford spend time with Jane when she is at Chelsea?

4. What does Princess Mary do when she learns that Jane has been crowned queen?

5. What does Frances Grey achieve for herself and her daughters by the summer of 1554?

6. What is the family's country estate like at Bradgate?

7. Who does Queen Mary name as her successor and how is her choice received?

8. How did Kat Ashley try to speak to Queen Elizabeth about Robert Dudley?

9. Where is Jane moved after her father-in-law is arrested, and who attends to her?

10. What does Ned think he and Katherine should do when they do not get permission to marry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elizabeth attempts to discredit Katherine and Ned. How and why does Elizabeth attempt to discredit Katherine and Ned? Are her efforts to discredit them an abuse of power?

Essay Topic 2

Katherine becomes friends with Janey Seymour. How do Katherine and Janey become friends? What type of relationship do they have? Why does Janey’s death devastate Katherine?

Essay Topic 3

Jane’s parents control everything Jane does. How do Jane’s parents order her to marry? Why do they order her to marry? Could Jane have refused to marry? Did Jane lack free will?

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